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1. [2024] NZEnvC 103 Turoa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 698 KB]

   ...principles, and the parties have collectively agreed to implement the consent consistent with those principles. The principles are as follows: (a) Mana whakahaere: the power, authority, and obligations of tangata whenua to make decisions that maintain, protect, and sustain the health and well-being of, and their relationship with, freshwater (b) Kaitiakitanga: the obligation of tangata whenua to preserve, restore, enhance, and sustainably use freshwater for the benefit of present and...

2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - list of issues 4th report [pdf, 16 KB]

   ...2000 as compared to the Employment Contracts Act 1991 in securing full enjoyment of the right to freedom of association? 16. What are the limits on the right to strike? Please provide information on the frequency of strikes in the country. Protection of family and children (arts. 23 and 24) 17. Please describe the outcome of the evaluations undertaken by the Ministry of Justice on the Domestic Violence Act 1995 to determine whether the Act’s objectives are being met (para. 19...

3. CH v XO LCRO 119 / 2010 (3 May 2011) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...that this condition was satisfied subject only to approval of the terms of the lease. That condition was satisfied on 11 September. After that date, the Applicant did not have the option of withdrawing from the Agreement. [46] I have given some careful consideration to this particular aspect of the transaction. Both the Standards Committee and the Respondent have adopted the view that at the time of discussing the letter from the purchaser’s solicitor on 8 September, and again wh...

4. LD & KL Trust v MT & HB LCRO 25/2015 (15 April 2016) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...of the existence of the second mortgage he would not have invested Trust funds in the advance. He argues this was relevant information that should have been disclosed and by not doing so the lawyers have breached rule 7 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules16 [43] In CM v JD and others I addressed the relationship between the Nominee Company Rules and the Conduct and Client Care Rules. I noted that: (disclosure and communication of information to clients). 17 … it is necessary...

5. LCRO 207/2018 PC v FM (10 September 2019) [pdf, 499 KB]

   ...willing buyer for the business found their losses would have been far less. 24) Mr ZL’s desired outcome is that Mr FM is censured and that the Committee examine the culpability of his supervising partner. The Committee in its discretion having carefully considered the complaint, the practitioner’s response and the further detailed submissions prepared by Mr ZL on Ms PC’s behalf, concluded that any further action is unnecessary or inappropriate in the circumstances. 25) Ms PC...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 101 UXK v Talent Propeller Ltd [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...intended position, Mr Upton pressed the previously made request for the witness summons which, he said, had been drafted by Talent. Ms Fechney strongly opposed the request, submitting that UXK’s health information was confidential and should be protected; and that questioning would be inappropriate. [25] On 13 May 2022, the Authority issued a minute dealing with this request in light of the parties’ submissions. [26] It recorded that Talent wished to question the two medica...

7. What the scheme can help with

   ...injustice. What you can’t claim for You can’t claim for: psychological injury, nervous shock or trauma any loss that is covered by your insurance any injury that would be covered by ACC. You also can’t claim fees for appearing as a witness. Witness protection programme If you are in, or have been in the police witness protection programme, the scheme will only cover losses incurred before you went on the programme.

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8. Adoption Amendment Bill Document Pack_FINAL [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...the Adoption Act are met). Children and young people 1 Section 17 applies to overseas adoptions if the adoption was legally valid in the country that it was made, gives the adoptive parent’s greater responsibility for the child’s day-to-day care than the birth parents, and is made in a specific country or gives the adoptive parents the same or greater inheritance rights than the birth parents. S6(a) S6(c) COLLINS Cross-Out COLLINS Cross-Out 2 RESTRICTED / CABINET R...

9. LCRO 201/2021 DK obo The LK Estate v BY and FM (31 July 2023) [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...complaints brought by the Bar ... [63] He did go on to say that: But it has also been said that res judicata or double jeopardy principles may not apply to disciplinary bodies because their “disciplinary requirements serve purposes essential to the protection of the public, which are deemed remedial, rather than punitive”: Spencer v Maryland State Board of Pharmacy, 846 A 2d 341, 352 (Maryland Court of Appeals, 2003); cf Re Fisher, 202 P 3d 1186, 1199 (Sup Ct, Colorado, 2009). [6...

10. [2025] NZREADT 08 - OQ v Knowles & Maclean (21 March 2025) [pdf, 327 KB]

    ...By not inserting OQ’s GST number in the ASP at the time of negotiating the sale, and not listing the property as a going concern in the terms of sale, Mr Knowles breached rule 9.9 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules). (c) Mr Knowles did not have a sound knowledge of the Act and Rules relevant to real estate agency work in breach of rule 5.2 of the Rules. (d) The Committee accepted that Mr Knowles did advise OQ to seek legal...